Tennessee bills · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)
Tennessee SB 1709
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Civics Education Act," which requires persons seeking the first issuance of a practitioner teacher license or practitioner occupational teacher license to achieve a passing score on a United States civics test prepared by the department of education in order to obtain the license. - Amends TCA Title 49.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Taylor (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 20, 2026): Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 Senate | SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 2/25/2026 Passed | pass | Set your home in Tennessee to see |
Actions
- Apr 20, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026 - Apr 14, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 2/25/2026 - Jan 22, 2026 · Senate
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee - Jan 21, 2026 · House
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Sponsor(s) Added. - Jan 15, 2026 · House
Filed for introduction